Not exact matches
Marriage was not forfeited
by Original Sin, but like everything else in creation, it was
wounded.
Even though, according to Catholic teaching, human freedom has not been destroyed
by original sin, it has nevertheless been deeply
wounded; hence, though God need not completely re-create it, it yet needs his loving help.
But these are difficult concepts to conjure with, given the fact that all human nature, except that of our Blessed Lady, is
wounded by sin (
original and personal) which prevents us from understanding what perfect humanity is.
As far as
original sin is concerned Dawkins is right to say that if we simply ditch «Adam and Eve» then we can not credibly maintain the traditional doctrine of
original sin as a
wound introduced
by a historical individual and passed on to all further generations
by inheritance.
Mary Cooper adds an element of grace, whereby we can see that «Sheldon's problem is not solved
by treatment of Asperger's but rather an understanding of
original sin and the sacrifices we need to make to heal our own
wounds.»